The Girl Effect

Little research has been done to understand how investments in girls impact economic growth and the health and the well being of communities. This lack of data reveals how pervasively girls have been overlooked. For millions of girls across the developing world, there are no systems to record their birth, their citizenship, or even their identity. However, the existing research suggests their impact can reach much farther than expected. Visit http://www.care.org/ to learn more and find out how you can get involved.

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• women
• empowerment
• development
• humanitarian
• power
• gender
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• struggle

[AngryLittleBirds]

The jaded/negative comments from people who doubtless live in the first world and have the benefits of education and stable societies are saddening. However, that there are people working to improve the lives of those in the developing/third world is inspiring. Think if instead of tearing each other down more people spent their time helping their fellow man. Hm!

[giuglia]

This video makes a great point. Amazing that some of the men who have posted on here seem to be threatened by the idea of helping women become educated, respected and independent. Then again... maybe not so strange... y'know?

[BigJarrhead777]

@joeofpie2 good God. that's the worst response to something like this I have ever heard. It's not about country vs. country. It's not about attacking. It's not about political bullcrap. This is about helping human beings. Wars could come to an end if more people gave a crap about things like what this project is about, rather than "our country-their country" nonsense.

[yekcam24]

YES.

[cassiet04]

What was this video made with? Keynote??

[levee343]

How about the human effect? The most un-sexist thing people can do is to forget about whether or not someone is male or female and tackle issues based on efficiency rather than whether an individual is a guy or a girl.

[TheNubbbler]

It's Nike making a cheap attempt to solve problems while holding a logo (pssst buy our shoes). Does this offset the cheap Chinese labor and pollution? No.

2038289389 32938402098 2038488230 482028340 230498203948 209302834098 30823084 023084208340982 309490283048 203948 0238409283 04 MONEY?!. By the way, who's going to pay for the cow feed?

[TheAnvilMan]

Kitchen.

[hannabannana95]

@whenindoubt20

Ok i think what all of you guys is missings is the realisation that this clip isn't about feminism or anything like that and its not sexist. The simple fact is that in countries like Africa girls don't have equal rights to men. They are lower class citizens, they have less right for and education and hardly any say into their futures. There part of the vicious cycle of poverty and this clip simply shows what a big change can be made by a small chain of events

[hannabannana95]

Ok i think what all of you guys is missings is the realisation that this clip isn't about feminism or anything like that and its not sexist. The simple fact is that in countries like Africa girls don't have equal rights to men. They are lower class citizens, they have less right for and education and hardly any say into their futures. There part of the vicious cycle of poverty and this clip simply shows what a big change can be made by a small chain of events

[sentienceISi]

@squeeofdoom who cares how feminism is defined what matters is how it is actualized, and feminism is "womyn" empowerment through lies and victimization, at the expense of men. Many people understand this and would rue being called a feminist.

[sentienceISi]

@zero269 I can't thumbs up this enough. I was watching this video and thinking what the fuck is going to make that girl turn that cow into a herd. She could easily use the money and fucking do who the fuck knows. Get the fuck out of here with this sexist girl power bullshit.